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Newspaper

La Crosse Tribune

Location

La Crosse, Wisconsin, United States of America

Date

Aug 20, 1908

Page

7

Help Wanted Male Learn Barber Trade College Ad

Help Wanted Male Learn barber trade equip shop furnish position few weeks completes constant practice careful instruction tools given Saturday wages diploma granted write to Catalogue Moler Barber College Chicago Ill. WANTED For U S Army Able bodied unmarried men 18 to 35 citizens of United States good character and temperate habits who can speak read and write English For information apply to Recruiting Officer Hotel Grand La Crosse Wis. FOR SALE Household furniture at 124 No 7th.

Moler Barber College Chicago Ill U. S. Army United States Informatiion Hotel Grand la Crosse Wis

For Sale Engineering Books and Tools

Multiple classifieds offer sets of engineering books with Scranton School Models at cheap bulk price. Also six drop head Singer sewing machines plus one Davis machine, minor woodwork damage, bargain by time or cash. Additional ads list a square plane household goods, a cook stove in good condition, and a hard coal heater at 1224 Madison.

Otto Granke Mill St John Lord Ferry St Caledonia St McGregor Light & Lumber Co McGregor Iowa Trempealeau Co Centerville Tle Church Mile R.F.D Far West L. Myer Trempealeau Wis City Denton New Normal School Tribune Bowman County North Dakota Encyclopedia of Law B. F. Care of Old Sawyer Austin Mill A. J. Roberge Scranton Singer Davis Singer Store No. 3Rd St

Jadam Bede Faces Tough Republican Primary For Minnesota Seat

Washington reports indicate J Adam Bede of Minnesota's Eighth District could lose his GOP nomination to Duluth rival Clarence B Miller. The race, fierce and close, pits the humorous congressman against critics who say he absents himself from the district when out of session. If defeated it would be a grave loss to the house, likened to a funeral.

Washington la Crosse Tribune Washington, D. C J. C. Welliver J. Adam Bede Minnesota Jadam Bede Congress Duluth Clarence B. Miller House John Wesley Gaines Tennessee Cannon John Gaines

Ten Years in Bed Reader Recalls Kidney Cure Experience

R. A. Gray of Oakville Indiana describes ten years bedridden due to kidney disease. He sought top medical help without relief until Foley's Kidney Cure was recommended, which he calls a God send.

R. A. Gray J. P Oakville Ind Foley O. T. Erhart

Japan Plans Doubling of Cable Facilities to Manchuria

Japan increases communications with Manchuria sending 1,000 messages daily and announces a plan to double the facilities. The move reflects rising regional tensions and the expansion of wartime infrastructure through routes and cables.

Japan Manchuria

For Rent Listings Captured In Local Ad

Real estate notices show a 5 room house at 1510 La Crosse asking $8.00 with 4 rooms for light housekeeping at $12.00, a 6 room cottage at 322 Cass St priced $15.00, and an office suite in Beck block available by contacting the advertiser.

Gund Tribune Ferry St W. J. Hickish la Crosse Cass St Beck Block

Boyd Transfer Co Reduced Rates Notice

CUT RATES or household goods to Pacific Coast and other points Superior service at reduced rates The Boyd Transfer Co Minneapolis Minn

Pacific Coast The Boyd Transfer Co Minneapolis

Arthur Upson Dies in Bemidji Mystery

Arthur Upson, 31, Minneapolis poet and author of The Sign of the Harp The City and The Tides of Spring, was found dead in deep water near Bemidji Minnesota Friends doubt suicide and note his cheerful mood a week earlier A missing oar from a City Boat company launch and an empty rowboat found at Diamond Point are under investigation Coroner E H Marcum notified and body in Lahr's undertaking rooms pending kin arrival

Bemidji, Minn City P. White Floyd Brown Arthur Upson Minneapolis E. H. Marcum Lahr Upson Markham Hotel Diamond Point City Boat Company Tenth Avenue Bridge Mr. Upson Arthur Wheelock Upson

Turbulent Deadwood feud ends in fatal shooting exoneration

In Deadwood South Dakota a long running dispute over a property title between Elizabeth Lovell and John Rodgers culminates in Rodgers shooting Lovell after she mortally wounds him. Rodgers later recovered and was exonerated by early courts. Callow youth Murch, linked to Lovell, dies in the Lawrence County poorhouse at 88.

Deadwood S. D Bergman March Murch Lawrence County Hills Elizabeth Lovell Lower Deadwood John Rodgers Gem Theatre Rodgers

South Dakota Asks Taft to Speak During Corn Palace Week

Mitchell South Dakota August 20 Republicans urge taft visit to offset Bryan’s planned corn palace week appearance. Senator Kittredge to present plea to National Chairman Hitchcock and county central committee members to invite the presidential candidate.

Mitchell S. D William Jennings Bryan Corn Palace Taft State Central Committee Hitchcock Senator Kittredge South Dakota

Evangelical preacher Fights Dancing With Self Dance

Rev J H Bauerfeld of the Evangelical Lutheran church preached against dancing saying it leads to shame and immorality He urged that men and women dance separately to rob the waltz of its charm He cited Bible passages noting ancient dances were same sex only in each instance

Waterloo J. H. Bauerfeld Evangelical Lutheran Church

Night Fire Destroys Bereman Hotel in Houspt Village

A night fire gutted the Bereman hotel in Houp t Minnesota completely. Proprietor Edward Bereman reported building and contents destroyed with no injuries as guests escaped. The hotel valued at 5000 dollars carried 2500 dollars of insurance.

Bridge concerns and local staffing notes across towns

In Belle Plaine Minnesota Mr Cooley of the state engineering department says the current bridge cannot be saved and suggests piling now with a later survey. In Sioux Falls South Dakota J L Wingfield resigns. F A Dudley to fill the vacancy. Funds flow for a new Swedish Baptist church at Lake Norden. In Bemidji Minnesota Ardythe Schroeder breaks her arm after a fall. In Iowa Falls Iowa editor J W Skinner retires. W O Howard takes over at Forest City Summit.

Belle Plaine Minn Cooley State Engineering Department Sioue Falls S. C J. L. Wingfield Mitchell State Bank Jones Madison F. A. Dudley Canistota Sioux Falls 8. D Lake Norden South Dakota Central Railroad Bemidji Little Ardythe Charles Schroeder Iowa Falls Iowa Forest City Summit J. W. Skinner W. O. Howard

Woman struck by streetcar killed in Waterloo

An unidentified woman about fifty was pitched from a street car and killed in Waterloo Iowa. No name is known though a shirtwaist set from Independence and a copy of the Independence Bulletin Journal are found among clues to her residence. It is believed she attended a nearby Evangelical association camp meeting.

Waterloo Independence Independence Bulletin Journal Evangelical Association Churches

Stranger Dies In Street In Waterloo

A woman collapsed and died in Waterloo Iowa with apoplexy. Thousands viewed the body before W O Hamm identified the remains as his mother Mrs Chris Meythaler of Independence. She, age fifty, had come to assist her daughter and leaves a family.

Waterloo W. O. Hamm Chris Meythaler Independence

Foley's Honey and Tar Promises Quick Hay Fever Relief

Advertisement claims Foley's Honey and Tar stops difficult breathing and heals inflamed air passages for hay fever and summer colds. It warns to look for the genuine yellow package marked O. TM Erhart.

Foley Erhart

Naked in Lord's Light Arrest Shocks Marshalltown

Solomon Miller, an elderly Ferguson resident, proclaimed a wish to be naked in the sight of the Lord and walked the streets unclothed. He was jailed, undressed in his cell, and arraigned before insanity commissioners who ordered confinement at the state hospital for the insane in Independence. He made several unsuccessful attempts to remove his clothes during the hearing.

Marshalltown Iowa Solomon Miller Ferguson Miller Commissioners of Insanity State Hospital For Independence

Fortune At Our Door Neighbors Look From Windows

A reflective line on fortune arriving and the neighborly gaze that follows. It frames collective hope as people observe what unfolds beyond their homes.

Dame Fortune

Market Report No Changes Quoted In Local Prices

No changes are quoted in local wholesale and retail market prices today. Flour merchants expect a rise in flour prices and possibly in feed, but no official announcement has been made yet.

Local Markets and Community Notes From Genoa

Retail flour and vegetables list prices from local dealers, with canned goods and dairy tags, while Genoa news updates residents and visitors. Names include Gorman, Nottingham, Stein, Barker, Cox, Ott, Rarher, Johnson, Kremer, Laylan, Gilette, Mosher, and Bar. The column notes homing trips, weddings, and a death from pneumonia, plus fishing activity and a state fish car in town.

Nearby towns and farm visits noted in the region

Dr. C. E. Henecka and family came from Readstown on Wednesday. Ole Larson of Readstown visited his brother Louis this week. J. E. Nuzum traveled to La Crosse on Tuesday. Miss Marie Ovitz arrives for a few days before heading to Aberdeen. The Shiling sisters Ruth and Julia of Viola were in town Wednesday. Louis Larson left for Minnesota on Wednesday. About one hundred people attended the Wild West show in La Crosse. Mrs. Ed Hogan hosted the Bridge club on Tuesday. H. E. Rogers traveled to Chicago Wednesday night to shop. Luis Purdy of Cashton is visiting his parents, Mr. and Mrs. B. F. Purdy.

Jos. Gorman D. Flinner Ellwood City Prudence Nottingham Stoddard Minnie Stein Pittsburg Fred Barker Ed Cox Chas. Ott Galena Charles la Crosse Nottingham of Louis Laylan John Gilette Newton Mrs. Mosher John Gillette C. E. Henecka Readstown Ole Larson Louis J. E. Nuzum Marie Ovitz Aberdeen Ruth Julia Shilling Viola Louis Larson Minnesota Ed Hogan Bridge Club H. E. Rogers Chicago Luis Purdy Cashton B. F. Purdy

Onalaska News Briefs: visits, travel, and social events

Miss Ida Nelson begins as bookkeeper at Langdon and Boyds market in La Crosse. Mrs. Geo Squires visits Trempealeau and Mrs. Geo Dyatt. N E Whitbeck and Eu gene leave Amsterdam for six weeks in York North Carolina. Little Alice Ash visits grandparents in Onalaska. Myrtle Brice visits West Salem. Onalaska baseball to hold social dance with Hackbart’s Orchestra at Woodmenhall Friday. Cadets return from island camp with instructor E Berg. Lester Gould home from Blair for a few days. Halbert Dana to Cleveland for medical prep school. brother F C Dana will ride to Chicago.

Ida Nelson Langdon & Boyd la Crosse Geo. Squires Trempealeau Geo. Dyatt Viroqua N. E. Whitbeck Eugene Amsterdam Burlington York N. C Alice Ash G. C. Hagenbaugh Myrtle Brice West Salem Onalaska Woodmenhall Hackbart E. Berg Lester Gould Blair Wis Halbert Dana Cleveland Ohio F. C. Dana Washington, D. C Chicago

Burglary Panic Story Provokes Gossip at Gathering

In a chatty tale Mrs Hicks recounts a scare at her home. She woke after a noise and saw a man’s legs under the bed, only to learn they belonged to her husband who also heard the sounds. The anecdote spurs chatter among the ladies.

Notice to Creditors Estate of Paul Paulson La Crosse County

In Wisconsin probate La Crosse County the estate of Paul Paulson deceased has letters testamentary granted to Horace Willey. Creditors have six months from August 15 1908 to present claims for examination and allowance. The court will hear and adjust all claims March 2 1968 at 10 am in the La Crosse Court House. John Brindley County Judge.

Wisconsin la Crosse County Paul Paulson Horace Willey la Crosse John Brindley

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